211.241.1

Waisted hour glass shape drum with a skin of monitor lizard and two elongated arched handles on the central waist. The surface of the drum is engraved with several raised triangular areas pointing towards the ends and the central cylindrical section between the handles. The faces of ?pigs are engraved on several of the triangles whilst others are engraved with abstract motifs. A fish is carved in one place near the base. The drum is painted black and the engraving is inlaid with white lime paint.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
31.360
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 66
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; snakeskin; paint; pigment
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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